Veggie options at quick-service restaurant chains: an update on menu items at popular fast food and quick casual restaurant chains.(Recipe) From: Vegetarian Journal | Date: April 1, 2008| Author: Yacoubou, Jeanne | COPYRIGHT 2008 Vegetarian Resource Group. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

SINCE THE 1980s, THE VEGETARIAN RESOURCE Group periodically asks major fast food and quick-service, casual restaurant chains for the latest information regarding the ingredients in their menu items. We recently contacted established chains as well as some new ones for this article.

Several restaurants told us that what patrons buy directly influences formulations, suppliers, and menu selections. Purchasing 'veggie-friendly' or vegetarian/ vegan-customizable menu offerin...